Comment & Opinion

Jewish people throughout the world are celebrating Hanukkah, or the Festival of Lights, by lighting candles on a unique, eight-branched candelabra, th...

President Donald Trump went off the rails again last night. He blamed the high food prices on former president Joe Biden. Like blaming the car dealer ...

The prevailing narrative about the conspicuous absence of Gen Z from the No Kings protests is a classic case of facile pop psychology masquerading as ...

PITTSBURGH — Kamala Harris addressed the Democratic National Committee last week with a new message: “Both parties have failed to hold the public’s tr...

Nearly every university relies on donations from its former students, but those with alumni in the Senate can solicit money straight from taxpayers’ w...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Generosity is shocking. Especially when it’s to strangers. That was my first thought upon hearing of the Dell family donation of $6...

The Pennsylvania state House is Democratic-run – by one seat. The state Senate is Republican-run – by two seats. Meanwhile, at the national level, the...

Philosopher George Santayana once famously observed, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Unfortunately, our nation’s coll...

In 1917, Congress made private donations to universities tax-deductible to give alumni an incentive to support the education of future students. Lawma...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Pennsylvania's political class schmoozed their way across Midtown Manhattan this past weekend, bouncing from cocktail parties to swan...

NEW YORK (TNS) — When someone tells you that they are struggling, it is generally a good rule of thumb to take them seriously. So it was not the best ...

Since 2013, the federal government has paid over $20 million to cover attorneys’ fees for organizations engaged in “sue and settle” litigation, accord...

Blue state governors have demonstrated a reflexive opposition to President Donald Trump. That’s led to some absurd outcomes. The U.S. Department of Ag...

I’ve never hidden my deep disagreements with Donald Trump — his policies, behavior and worldview. But years ago, I acknowledged one point where he sou...

The U.S. Postal Service has been delivering joy for 250 years. Holiday readiness comes down to performance you can count on, especially during our bus...

The recent announcement that Warner Brothers, a Hollywood institution for more than a century, will be acquired by Netflix, one of the wokest of the w...

What the Trump administration has been up to is far worse than anyone imagined. Pausing SNAP benefits, but bailing out Argentina for $40 billion? Kill...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Military life is a family mission anchored in shared purpose, sacrifice and service. Every deployment, relocation and empty chair a...

DETROIT (TNS) — In another casualty of modern politics, profanity has replaced the art of persuasion. A rally held by President Donald Trump on Tuesda...

Nearly 100,000 checks valued at more than $22 million are arriving in mailboxes in the coming days from the Pennsylvania Treasury Department. These ch...